This project analyzes the energy consumption of multi-residential buildings to determine the causes of discrepancies in energy bills of buildings with similar typologies and ages. For this purpose, different indicators such as technical and physical factors (HVAC systems efficiency, building envelope U-Values, and window-to-wall ratio), human-influenced factors (occupant behavior), and social factors (occupant’s energy-saving efforts, […]

Ayrshire is an investment management firm focused principally on real estate investing in Alberta. We own retail, office and residential properties in multiple markets and invest in property technology or construction technology operating businesses. We are needing an intern to help gather market, economic and financial data to help identify operating companies where Ayrshire’s multi-family […]

Le projet vise à mettre en lumière le processus de construction identitaire en contexte entrepreneurial, en portant un regard particulier sur l’expérience de l’espace vécue au quotidien. Le stagiaire réalisera une autoethnographie afin de documenter la construction d’une identité entrepreneuriale au sein de sa personne, à travers sa présence chez Montréal Cowork pendant une durée […]

Of G7 nations, Canada has the greatest undersupply of affordable housing, and lowest rate of supply of core housing needs as defined by CMHC. Recently we (Ayrshire) have seen a shift in investment demand associated with new acquisition and developments of multifamily apartment housing in Western Canada. Given it’s strong performance and impact investing nature, […]

Les immeubles génèrent d’importants impacts environnementaux et sociaux, incluant particulièrement des impacts sur les changements climatiques et sur la biodiversité. En conséquence, les investisseurs en immobilier subissent de plus en plus de pressions institutionnelles, politiques, légales et réglementaires pour rendre compte de manière fiable, rigoureuse et démontrable de leur bonne gestion des impacts sociaux, environnementaux […]

Like most Canadian municipalities, the City of Ottawa is struggling to reign in urban sprawl and encourage sustainable residential development. According to my doctoral research, few residential developers in Ottawa are heeding the call to build green. Profits and markets are larger for single detached houses in the suburbs, and housing consumers choose green construction […]

Biohubx supports the life sciences ecosystem in significant ways, but they need a way to visualize that ecosystem and its connections so that they can perform informal traffic control. This project will create a visualization of the life sciences ecosystem in Canada and around the world, and this resource will be used by Biohubx to […]

Ayrshire is an investment management firm focused principally on real estate investing in Alberta. We own retail, office and residential properties in multiple markets. Recently we have seen a shift in investment demand associated with new acquisition and developments of multifamily apartment housing in Western Canada. Recently Ayrshire received federal funding through CHMC Rental Construction […]

Currently, the building sector accounds of 36% of end-use energy consumption in Ontario. With the rise of appeal towards green energy, the government has focused greatly on developing sustainability policies. Additionally, Ontario has seen a rise in the equity-seeking communities’ population over the last few decades. Aknowlegding the success of sustainability policies is greatly depends […]

Over the years, Primex has attracted a large and growing group of like-minded partners to invest. As a result, Primex has become a preferred client for many lenders, the first call for many realtors, and a trusted customer of service providers and suppliers throughout the industry. This project will assist with the budget processes, analysis, […]

The New Brunswick Non-Profit Housing Association (NBNPHA) represents 180 non-profit and co-op housing organizations. The NBNPHA provides fee for service consulting to help develop rejuvenation, renovation, and new build projects. Services include writing funding proposals, project management, building design, and construction owner’s representative. With this project, interns will create a housing data and asset map […]

Using a collective impact approach, Hey Neighbour Collective (HNC) brings together housing providers, non-profits, researchers, local and regional governments, housing associations and health authorities. Together with residents of multi-unit housing, our mission is to experiment with and learn about ways of alleviating loneliness and social isolation while building capacity for neighbourly support and mutual aid. […]